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Methods in Behavioral Research, 14th Edition

ISBN-13: 978-1260205589
ISBN-10: 1260205584

Author: Paul Cozby (Author), Scott Bates (Author)

Preface

Methods in Behavioral Research guides students toward success by helping them study smarter and more efficiently. Supported by SmartBook®, McGraw-Hill Education’s adaptive and personalized reading experience, Cozby and Bates provide helpful pedagogy, rich examples, and clear voice in their approach to methodological decision making.IN THE FOURTEENTH EDITION, we strive for an accessible presentation and continue looking for opportunities to drive home foundational concepts and reinforce students’ understanding of the material. We have reimagined end-of-chapter content. We chose concepts that students have traditionally found most challenging and designed exercises that ask them to reflect, recall, and organize the material. We have also aligned the fourteenth edition with the newly released the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Focused organization combined with clear and direct writing remains a hallmark of Methods in Behavioral Research. Chapters follow the arc of a research investigation from planning through conducting and presenting.
ORGANIZATION
Methods in Behavioral Research moves carefully through the major concepts in behavioral research from the foundations of scientific study through practical issues in research design and implementation.
“Scientific Understanding of Behavior” grounds students in the scientific approach, emphasizing the distinction between basic and applied research. “Where to Start” discusses sources of ideas for research and the importance of library research. “Ethics in Behavioral Research” focuses on research ethics; ethical issues are covered in depth here and emphasized throughout the book. “Fundamental Research Issues” introduces validity and examines psychological variables and the distinction between experimental and nonexperimental approaches to studying relationships among variables. “Measurement Concepts” focuses on measurement issues, including reliability and validity. Nonexperimental research approaches—including naturalistic observation, cases studies, and content analysis—are described in “Observational Methods.” “Asking People About Themselves: Survey Research” covers sampling as well as the design of questionnaires and interviews. “Experimental Design” and “Conducting Experiments” present the basics of designing and conducting experiments. Factorial designs are emphasized in “Complex Experimental Designs.” “Single-Case, Quasi-Experimental, and Developmental Research” discusses the designs for special applications: singlecase experimental designs, developmental research designs, and quasi-experimental designs. “Understanding Research Results: Description and Correlation” and “Understanding Research Results: Statistical Inference” focus on the use of statistics to help students understand research results. These chapters include material on effect size and confidence intervals. Finally, “Generalization” discusses generalization issues, meta-analyses, and the importance of replications.
FEATURES
Methods in Behavioral Research includes the following features to enhance learning:
NEW! Critical Thinking: Consumer of Research. These exercises are designed to get students out of the textbook and out of their classrooms and into the broader world in which we all move. These exercises ask students to look at examples of research—such as studies on the predictors of happiness and the causes and effects of sitting in the front of the classroom—to compare what they’ve learned in class or the text with what they see. Applying the concepts, they have learned will help them expand their understanding of the content.
NEW! Fully updated according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.): This edition includes and supports new guidelines on ethical and bias-free writing, adopted the new standard for in-text citations, updated rules for manuscript formatting, and adopted APA’s final resolution to the eternal question: One space or two after a period? (Answer: One!)
NEW! Updated to align with 2019 federal guidelines that govern IRBs, including new categories of exempt review.
UPDATED! Check Your Learning: Practice Exercises. In previous editions, these Check Your Learning boxes were placed within the body of the chapter. We found that students often found this placement distracting and preferred to be able to control when to complete the exercises. We now include an in-text callout to place the content; the actual exercises and answers are at the end of the chapter.
Illustrative articles. These boxes include published journal articles with questions and exercises designed to focus on chapter-related material. In addition, the articles help students become familiar with the structure and language of journal articles in psychology. We have several new articles in this edition. Most important, we have provided links to online copies of the articles whenever possible.
Solid pedagogy. Each chapter opens with a set of learning objectives that serve as reading guides and ends with a review of major concepts and key terms.
Practical examples. Thought-provoking examples help students interpret challenging concepts and complex research designs. The concept of diversity of ideas is examined through the lens of biases regarding rap music.
Theory article formats are introduced though a recent study on suicide.
Decision-making emphasis. Distinguishing among a variety of research designs helps students understand when to use one type of design over another.
FLEXIBLE
Chapters are designed to work independently, so that they can be adapted to any curriculum or syllabus. Sections are clearly defined, and relevant practice exercises called out within each, making it easy to reorder or skip topics. In addition, three appendices related to communicating research findings, ethical standards, and conducting statistical analyses can be used any time throughout the course. Appendix A includes an annotated version of a published paper and provides firm instructions for organizing research. Students can easily refer to the APA Ethics Code in Appendix B, and Appendix C includes a bank of statistical tests that can be applied to a variety of research designs.